My Favorite Oregon Duck Football Photos from the 2012-13 Season

I shot every game except Arkansas State, Tennessee Tech and Cal. I traveled with the Ducks to University of Washington, Stanford, Arizona State, and USC. I only shot one Oregon State Beaver game besides the Civil War, which was at Stanford.

My favorite photo came when the Ducks walked through the tunnel at USC for warmups. Another photographer had some green-gelled lights set up and I just happen to have shot a photo at the exact same moment he did. It made the players look like storm-troopers.

I also loved seeing the Ducks beat USC on the road. The USC fans were not pleased.

Overall, it was a great year to be the Ducks beat photographer for The Oregonian.

©The Oregonian/2012

Oregon v. Arizona

This Oregon victory sealed the Pac-10 Championship and a guaranteed trip to the Rose Bowl, but that would be a let down if they don't go to the National Championship. Here's a few of my favorite images:

Oregon Ducks 72, New Mexico 0

I've never shot a blowout like this. It was easy livin' as a photographer. We didn't have to run down to the other end of the field one single time. It was sunny and and 75 degrees. They fed us tacos in the press booth. It just couldn't have been an easier day. Here's the game story: http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/09/oregon_football_well_wasnt_tha.html

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day:

Editing Oregon Football

I'm in the process of going through about 20,000 images from 12 games and several other assignments from the 2009 Oregon football season. Every now and then I'll find a photo I missed in the initial edit. I found this frame this morning from the Purdue game. I shot it with a 50mm wide open and it gave it nice look. It's not really an image I would have sent after the game, but it might work nicely in the context of a book.

Oregon beats USC 47-20

What a game! Here's my take from the Oregon v. USC game. Oregon won 47-20.